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It’s no stretch to assume that world famous and apparently “unmasked” British street artist Banksy is no fan of Brexit. In May 2017, Banksy painted a massive mural in the port town of Dover – Britain’s main gateway to continental Europe – showing a workman on a ladder using a hammer and chisel to chip away one of the twelve gold stars on the European Union flag. Now, one of the artist’s other anti-Brexit installations is soon heading to auction in London. Titled “Keep Ou T” and currently displayed ahead of Phillips’ Frieze Week Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions in…
“Russia’s subsequent assessment of that meeting has shown that Russia is apparently not at all interested in serious talks at this time,” Merz said. “We will therefore do everything in our power to continue assisting Ukraine — not only militarily, but also politically, financially, and economically.” Merz’s comments came in response to Lavrov’s notably dismissive assessment of his meeting with Wadephul. “[Wadephul] put out his notes and read out a text that fully reiterates what Germany conveys through its leaders every day, publicly and officially,” Lavrov said after the meeting took place. “I pointed that out to him there was…
An 87-year-old Madrid pensioner who was evicted from her home last week will be able to return following an agreement with the property owner. Maricarmen Abascal had lived in the apartment for 71 years, and her eviction sparked protests over Spain’s housing crisis. According to Spanish media, the new eight-year rental contract will cap her rent at 30% of her net income. Maricarmen has accepted the agreement and is expected to return home after being discharged from hospital.
Published on 29/09/2026 – 11:05 GMT+2 An apparent explosion on an eastern gas pipeline in Syria halted gas flow to power stations in the latest act of sabotage against the Mediterranean country’s energy facilities, authorities said Tuesday. “A fire broke out Monday evening in a gas pipeline between the Al-Shoula area and Deir ez-Zor due to the explosion of a sectional valve caused by sabotage,” the official SANA news agency reported. Quoting an official at the Syrian Petroleum Company, SANA added that “the fire halted gas flow from the Al-Jabsah plant to power stations”. It remains unclear who was behind…
Published on 29/09/2026 – 20:52 GMT+2•Updated 22:34 Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons, the league announced on Tuesday. In a statement, the Premier League said an independent commission found that the English club had arranged “sham contracts” with commercial partners to “artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs.” City has continued to deny any wrongdoing and issued a statement later on Tuesday saying it was “disappointed and surprised” by the commission’s opinion. The club has until 2 October to…
A pilot project to send migrants who have been denied the right to stay in the EU to designated ‘return’ countries will be in place by early next year, Greece’s migration minister told POLITICO. 19 HRS ago 4 mins read
Hungarian prosecutors on Monday detained two former ministers over corruption and abuse-of-office allegations after parliament lifted their immunity. The detention of Miklós Seszták and Balázs Hankó is a significant development in Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s efforts to hold officials from his predecessor Viktor Orbán’s era to account. The campaign has been dubbed “Operation Purge.” Magyar, whose Tisza Party won April’s parliamentary election, has accused Orbán of running a “mafia state” that channelled billions of euros in public funds to his business associates. Tisza campaigned on a “Road to Jail” programme, and after forming a government, Magyar announced Operation Purge in…
Celine Dion surprised audiences at L’Oréal’s fashion show in Paris with a performance as Fashion Week got underway. Wearing a long black dress, the Canadian singer joined celebrities on stage and sang with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The show also featured stars including Eva Longoria, Cara Delevingne, Heidi Klum, Kendall Jenner, Viola Davis, Aishwarya Rai and Jane Fonda, as well as Turkish actress Serenay Sarikaya and Italian wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio.
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Published on 29/09/2026 – 18:31 GMT+2 Frustration within the European People’s Party is growing over Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), with senior lawmakers urging the party presidency to consider suspending or expelling it from the EPP. Gathered in Toulouse for their political assembly on Tuesday, EPP senior members expressed deep concern over events at the funeral of Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić, known as the Butcher of Bosnia, who died in late August aged 84 in a UN detention facility in The Hague. They concluded that state honours and the participation of senior Serbian officials at the funeral “cannot…